Day 102 of the Jackson County Ethics Blackout - the CCP Calls for Ethics for All!
Yesterday, over at Blog CCP, the Committee for County Progress issued the following press release:
COMMITTEE FOR COUNTY PROGRESSThat's good news for those of us who care about good government.
P.O. Box 10462
Kansas City, Missouri 64171
info@committeeforcountyprogress.org
For immediate release:
March 18, 2009
CONTACT: Pat McInerney
(816) 983-8364
pat.mcinerney@huschblackwell.com
CCP Calls For Uniform Application of Jackson County Ethics Code
The Committee for County Progress, Jackson County's oldest political organization, today called on the Jackson County Legislature - and all Jackson County elected officials - to make themselves subject to the Jackson County Ethics Code enacted earlier this year by County Executive Mike Sanders. Following enactment of the code by Sanders, the legislature passed the code as an ordinance but exempted themselves from its provisions. By executive order, the code currently applies only to the County Executive.
"It's only right that every elected official should be bound by the new ethics code," said CCP President Pat McInerney. "Because they set the ethical tone for the county, the idea that there is one set of rules for elected officials and another for everyone else really undermines the idea of having an ethics code at all. The new Ethics Commission should immediately review the Ethics Code and recommend whether it will apply across the board or just to some. The code may need other improvements, but exempting the people elected to represent us is not the way to start."
McInerney said he expected the legislature to abide by the code and predicted that, once resolved, the ethics code issue would not be a campaign issue in 2010. CCP has been involved in previous Jackson County charter issues - urging and passing a measure reducing the number of legislators from 15 to 9 in 1985 - and has been a voice for progressive and open government since its inception in 1964.
Labels: 2010 Elections, CCP, Jackson County Ethics Blackout, jackson county Ethics Crisis
1 Comments:
I know Pat McInernery was on the Ethics Task Farce and that he has also represented the legal interests of Dan Tarwater on several occasions. That seems a bit of a conflict, right there.
Just how does that make his voice so powerful that he can order this action?
Is he going to file a lawsuit on behalf of the taxpayer? Dan, why are you feeding this Big White Horse.
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